Continuing a crashed TBR simulation

arman_far · July 27, 2015, 12:33

Dear All,

I started a TBR (Transient Blade Row) simulation (Time Transformation, CFX v15 Beta module) on of a turbine about week ago, and just Before the simulation had finished, it crashed so it didn't create any .res file.
I copied the .bak file to my computer to check the results, but othere data such as mesh were not saved. I noticed that in the folder where the .bak and all other files are saved, there is a file with a random name (zFas3A4b) that is extremely huge in size, which must be where all transient data has been saved.
My first question: Is there a way to continue the simulation from the .bak file?
Second: Is there a way to export the .res?

Thank you all

Opaque · July 27, 2015, 13:58

Try renaming the file to MyResults.res, and see if CFD-Post can open it, and post-process it.

There is the cfx5export command line, or in the CFX-Solver Manager look at the Tools/Export Results menu.

arman_far · July 28, 2015, 07:08

Dear Opaque,
Thank you for your response. At first I thought adding .res to the end of that file had helped since I could open it and all time steps were there. However, when I checked some of the results, it crashed.
I also looked at Tools/Export you mentioned, there was nothing about exporting a .res file there.
Is there any other way to export or maybe just continue running the simulation by having the "run directory"?
Thanks

July 27, 2015, 12:33	Continuing a crashed TBR simulation	#1
arman_far New Member Arman Farhanieh Join Date: Jul 2015 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	Dear All, I started a TBR (Transient Blade Row) simulation (Time Transformation, CFX v15 Beta module) on of a turbine about week ago, and just Before the simulation had finished, it crashed so it didn't create any .res file. I copied the .bak file to my computer to check the results, but othere data such as mesh were not saved. I noticed that in the folder where the .bak and all other files are saved, there is a file with a random name (zFas3A4b) that is extremely huge in size, which must be where all transient data has been saved. My first question: Is there a way to continue the simulation from the .bak file? Second: Is there a way to export the .res? Thank you all

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July 27, 2015, 13:58		#2
Opaque Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,804 Rep Power: 32	Try renaming the file to MyResults.res, and see if CFD-Post can open it, and post-process it. There is the cfx5export command line, or in the CFX-Solver Manager look at the Tools/Export Results menu.

July 28, 2015, 07:08		#3
arman_far New Member Arman Farhanieh Join Date: Jul 2015 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	Dear Opaque, Thank you for your response. At first I thought adding .res to the end of that file had helped since I could open it and all time steps were there. However, when I checked some of the results, it crashed. I also looked at Tools/Export you mentioned, there was nothing about exporting a .res file there. Is there any other way to export or maybe just continue running the simulation by having the "run directory"? Thanks